SEC baseball standings: Georgia builds cushion at No. 1

TL;DR

Georgia Bulldogs sweep Missouri Tigers, securing a 2.5-game lead in the SEC standings. They can clinch the SEC title by winning their remaining series or going 4-2 in conference play.

Key points

Georgia Bulldogs sweep Missouri Tigers
Georgia holds a 2.5-game lead in SEC standings
Georgia can clinch SEC title with wins in remaining series
Texas A&M and Texas are competing for tournament byes
Henry Allen suffers season-ending knee injury

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The Georgia Bulldogs' sweep of the Missouri Tigers ensures that Georgia has a clear path to winning the SEC regular season. Georgia holds a 2 1/2-game lead over Texas A&M and Texas to lead the SEC. The Bulldogs can win the SEC, regardless of what happens in other games, if they win both of their remaining series or go 4-2 in conference play.

Georgia ends the season with a home series against the LSU Tigers, who are coming off a sweep of South Carolina, then, Georgia faces Auburn on the road. Auburn just picked up a road series win (two games to one) over the Texas A&M Aggies.

The Bulldogs got some tough news this week with outfielder Henry Allen suffering a season-ending knee injury. Allen has 13 home runs and 41 RBI this season.

Texas A&M's series loss allowed Texas to make up some ground on the Aggies. Texas won a home series against Mississippi State (two games to one) over the weekend.

Texas A&M and Texas are both well-positioned to earn first- and second-round byes in the SEC Baseball Tournament. The conference's top-four teams all receive two byes, while the No. 5-No. 8 teams get first-round byes. Auburn and Mississippi State are tied in the standings for fourth with two SEC series remaining.

Auburn and Mississippi State are just a game up on three other SEC teams, so getting a bye to the quarterfinals is far from a guarantee for either team. The SEC Baseball Tournament will be in Hoover, Alabama, from May 19-24.